Chris Munce

Muncey’s Mail

Well what a shock it was this morning to wake up to the news that Black Caviar will not contest the rich Spring Carnival in Melbourne. Will we see her ever race again? In my opinion we will not and she will be retired to stud without another start.Only trainer Peter Moody and connections know the answer. But opting to miss her home town carnival and a likely trip to Hong Kong later in the year, is a solid pointer to what they have in mind.

I certainly hope we do see her race again, yet when all is said and done and as of tomorrow (August 1), she is a six-year-old mare.

She has nothing left to prove. Personally I would rather live with the tremendous memories of her amazing unbeaten career, rather than see her continue and be a chance of being betaen.

The return trip to England and the gut wrenching effort she put in has obviously taken a lot more out of her than Pete had hoped and wisely, he has pulled the pin on the spring.

No doubt there will be plenty of discussions about what the connections should or shouldn’t be doing with her. But at the end of the day, her health and well being will be given priority, as it always has.

QUOTES

BEL ESPRIT: “As good as anything I’ve been on”
Nash Rawiller
BEL ESPRIT: IF Errol Flynn had been reincarnated as a horse, he might have been Bel Esprit
2009
BLACK CAVIAR: In her last 15 starts she has brokenthe record for number of consecutive 129+ RPRs (ten), the total number of 130+ RPRs (seven) and consecutive performances rated 125+ (15 and counting).
Racing Post
BLACK CAVIAR: “This horse scares me, she could do anything”
Peter Moody
BLACK CAVIAR: “How good? The greatest”
Lee Freedman
BLACK CAVIAR: The World’s Best Horse? She’s in Australia
New York Times
WALTZES: “He’s the fastest horse I’ve trained”
Jarrod McLean
BEL ESPRITS: “they just keep winning”
Brian Donohoe
ALESPRIT: "those times are unheard of for last 600m"
Sid Everingham
BELGIETTO: "I think he’s the best horse I’ve trained".
Peter Gelagotis
BEL ESPRIT: “Victorian-based Bel Esprit’s reputation as the most exciting sprinting sire in the land was further franked when Bel Sprinter stretched his unbeaten streak to four at Caulfield on Saturday.”
Racing Victoria
"Owning a racehorse is probably the most expensive way of getting on to a racecourse for nothing"-anon
BEL SPRINTER: “Bel Sprinter went past me and gave me windburn,” Corey Brown (Snitzerland) said.